Deploying RODCs in Branch Offices

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012

The following topics include the steps for deploying read-only domain controllers (RODCs) in branch offices:

• Step 1: Take an Inventory of Branch Office Resources

• Step 2: Verify That Prerequisites for RODC Deployment Are Complete

• Step 3: Decide How to Define the Password Replication Policy

• Step 4: Customize the RODC Filtered Attribute Set

• Step 5: Determine Your Strategy for Deploying RODCs to Branch Offices

• Step 6: Complete Additional Steps for Configuring an RODC

• Step 7: Raise the Domain and Forest Functional Levels to Windows Server 2008